Fish Camp leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Fish Camp typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fish Camp, ~39% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fish Camp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fish Camp leans more Republican than 5 of 23 neighbors.
Fish Camp runs about 26 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Fish Camp is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fish Camp. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Fish Camp leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fish Camp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Fish Camp live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. Fish Camp runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fish Camp, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fish Camp looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fish Camp is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mormon Bar, CA R+23
- Bass Lake, CA R+25
- Yosemite Junction, CA D+16
- El Portal, CA D+22
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- Kenna, NM R+78
- Mulch, VA R+33
- Blairs Mill, KY R+59
- Ruby, MT R+51
- North Hebron, NY R+25
- Wengerlawn, OH R+61
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.